LUNG FORCE Heroes
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Amy B. Because my parents smoked when I was a child (my mother managed to quit when I was at UVM) and because no other single issue could prevent more death and disease, my career in Public Health has led me to my focus on tobacco control.
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Amy Z. I can still remember exactly how it happened. My Dad called my oldest brother over to our house and sat us down together at the kitchen table with my Mother. He explained to us "I'm very sick".
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Ami M. My mom was diagnosed with stage 4 small cell lung cancer in June of this year. We had no idea that she was sick until she was really down. She has been through chemo and radiation and is still fighting. As my mom says she has on her boxing gloves!
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Amelia B. I was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2010. Adenocarcinona Stage II. After a pneumonectony of the right lung and three rounds of chemotherapy - non consecutive - I was a mess. It has taken eight years of self discovery and self help to get functioning.
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Amber P. When I was about 7 years old, I remember my mom coming into the kitchen in tears, her mother and my Nana was just diagnosed with stage four lung cancer.
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Amanda S. My father was first diagnosed with COPD January 2003, there were small spots on his lungs. As this terrible disease progressed, it slowly took away from him so many things.
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Amanda P. My grandfather was diagnosed with Stage 3C lung cancer in 2010
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Amanda H. My mom battled COPD for 14 years before being diagnosed with lung cancer. It was a long hard road for her as well as her family members. We walk in the LUNG FORCE Walk in her memory and continue her fight for awareness.
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Amanda C. I lost my father to stage four lung cancer just ten days after he was diagnosed. We watched as he rapidly withered away, cough by cough. In just 240 hours, he was gone.
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Alyssa B. My family is insanely close. We are lucky enough to genuinely enjoy each other's company. We look forward to holidays and get togethers because they're always filled with loud, and usually inappropriate, laughter.
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Alvy K. In his efforts to determine why I was experiencing "dizzy" spells, my neurologist ordered x-rays
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Allison R. My sister, Marilyn, was a gym teacher. She was always interest in all sports. In high school she played field hockey, golf, baseball,tennis, feature Baton Twirler, and dive team.
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Allison M.
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Allison H. When I married my husband, his father had recently been diagnosed with lung cancer. He was the best man in our wedding, with no hair.
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Allen M. My late wife, a long-time cigarette smoker, died of lung cancer
